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Bodybuilding.com Over 40 Transformation

By ladenette on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Don't let age be a deciding factor. As long as you are able to get up and go, get up and do it! Set a goal and focus on the prize. Average is no longer an option and age is all but a number! Believe in yourself! As women grow older, weight training is even [...]

Avoid the Common Mistake of Overtraining

By ladenette on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment

A common question people like to ask when they first start weight lifting is how long does it take to build muscle? The truth is it doesn’t actually take very long at all, you can expect really noticeable gains in just under 2 months providing you don’t make mistakes while you train and eat. Overtraining [...]

Casein vs Whey Protein

By ladenette on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 | No Comments

I just received my order from Bodybuilding.com and I had ordered the Casein Banana Cream powder. (pancake recipe to come soon). But when I ordered it I didn't realize that it was Casein protein so I did a little research to see what the difference was and how to use the 2 different proteins. What [...]

Muscle Aches After Exercise DOMS

By ladenette on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 | No Comments

Overview Muscle pain happens after exercising. The technical term for this is delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS. The severity of muscle pain depends on the intensity of the exercise session. Muscle aches come from multiple causes, yet an ache should not be confused with an injury. Misconceptions Many people believe that a build [...]

NGA Granite State Open Oct 2010

By ladenette on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

I guess I was so excited about my win at the OCB Cape Cod Natural I decided to do again. UGH!! More chicken and steak. This time around I went in 4lbs lighter. It was a smaller show, but still a lot of great competition. This time I placed 4th in the Open and [...]

Oct Figure comp 1 week out – Peak Week

By ladenette on Monday, October 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Figure Competition Secrets, step by step program to get you in the best shape of your life. Click Here! Weight: 128.8-126.6 Here we are at the end of the journey! Whew that went by fast didn't it? NOT!! Didn't lose as much weight as I thought I was going to..hmmm I guess muscle [...]

Oct Figure comp 2 weeks out

By ladenette on Monday, September 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Weight 129.8 9/25 – Started my chicken/steak diet today…yum yum..and the 2 week detox/cleanse. It's only 2 weeks away and I know I can do anything for just 2 weeks. Also, I stop working legs after today. They are supposed to rest for 2 weeks except for the cardio. I will keep doing that [...]

Oct Figure comp 3 weeks out

By ladenette on Sunday, September 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments

Weight: 133.8 9/18 Had a great bicep/tricep work out today with Kim and Leslee along with 30 sec plyo sets. Cardio #2 HIIT on treadmill, incline walk and 20 min on cross trainer Here are some pictures with not the best lighting and under less than desirable conditions. Cruddy camera, kids running around, [...]

Oct Figure comp 4 weeks out

By ladenette on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight: 134.4 Here we are down to 4 weeks!! This is where the rubber meets the road and my feet hit the treadmill more often then not. I start working out 2x day and may have to go on my chicken/steak diet this weekend. It all depends how much weight I lose this week. [...]

Oct Figure comp 5 weeks out

By ladenette on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Weight 134.8 woo hoo I finally lost 2 lbs…I can't believe it. It has only taken 7 WEEKS HELLO!! Here we are 5 weeks away from going on stage again. This is then it starts getting really exciting with all the anticipation building. The body starts changing more, diets start to get tweaked, cardio [...]